Yeah, it can seem like that, but you don't actually have to collect everything to enjoy the game. Really, what I love the most about it, besides the platforming and the interesting game mechanics, are the jokes and the NPC chatter. Almost everything the NPCs say is comedy gold (especially once you've reached The Milkman Conspiracy and Waterloo World). Coach Oleander's speech at the beginning is pretty cool, too. And, collecting stuff just makes things a little more challenging; but, really, who doesn't like a good challenge in a video game? I absolutely love this game, and I never thought I would (I usually suck at 3D platformers), but everything is so dark and funny and beautiful, I'm really beginning to think this is one of my favorite games, if not my absolute favorite. :D